Dr. Philip Potter is a Professor of Politics and Founding Director of the National Security Policy Center in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He is also a University Expert with the National Ground Intelligence Center, US Army INSCOM and a Senior Advisor for US Space Force.
Dr. Potter has published two books and articles in a wide array of peer reviewed and popular outlets. His research focuses on US foreign policy, military affairs, and international security. Professor Potter has recently published articles in International Organization, Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the Annual Review of Political Science, among many other journals. His recent book Zero Tolerance: Repression and Political Violence on China’s New Silk Road (with Chen Wang) is now available from Cambridge University Press. His first book, War and Democratic Constraint (with Matthew Baum), was a CHOICE outstanding academic title.
Professor Potter has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Politics and the Journal of Global Security Studies and is an Associate Principal Investigator for Time-Sharing Experiments in the Social Sciences (TESS). Dr. Potter has been a fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, Harvard University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
